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The Design Dimension

Series that looks at the world we inhabit through the lens of design.

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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Series 3
Playing 'God'
Tom Dyckhoff looks at the design of dolls and how we represent ourselves.
05 Apr 2016,28 mins
Series 3
Money, Money, Money
Tom Dyckhoff looks at how money is designed to maintain trust in its value.
12 Apr 2016,28 mins
Series 3
Death by Design
Tom Dyckhoff examines the importance of design after death.
19 Apr 2016,28 mins
Series 3
Panic Button
Tom considers how we protect our personal space through design.
26 Apr 2016,28 mins
Series 2
Know Your Place
Tom Dyckhoff examines how the design of the built environment can influence who we are.
18 Nov 2014,28 mins
Series 2
Designing Protest
Tom Dyckhoff explores the history and the practice of design in protest.
25 Nov 2014,28 mins
Series 2
Ageing Gracefully
Tom talks to Sir Kenneth Grange about his ideas on designing furniture for older people.
02 Dec 2014,28 mins
Series 2
For Better or Worse
Tom Dyckhoff considers the digital future of design.
09 Dec 2014,28 mins
Series 1
Design and Desire
Shumi Bose examines the qualities we consider to be most desirable in design.
04 Feb 2014,28 mins
Series 1
Design and Damage
When our cities, our homes or our bodies suffer damage, how can design help?
11 Feb 2014,28 mins
Series 1
Design and Identity
Shumi Bose explores how design can help us explore and express our sense of identity.
18 Feb 2014,28 mins
Series 1
Design and Truth
Architectural writer Shumi Bose explores whether we can trust what we see.
25 Feb 2014,28 mins